Comments on: A.J. Jacobs: Career lessons from the Encyclopedia http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:31:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Atniz http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-221533 Atniz Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:05:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-221533 Excellent! I couldn't even imagine of reading the whole encyclopedia. Nice insight shared about career here. I wish to have the time and drive to read more books especially the boring encyclopedia. Not all have the mood to read facts, but you did it. I don't know where you get this motivation from. Excellent! I couldn't even imagine of reading the whole encyclopedia. Nice insight shared about career here. I wish to have the time and drive to read more books especially the boring encyclopedia. Not all have the mood to read facts, but you did it. I don't know where you get this motivation from.

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-215235 Lisa Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:07:28 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-215235 Hi, I really like your writing style. That's amazing you can remember anything after reading that much volume. Do you speed read? It seems the more I read the more my information muddles, and I don't know if things are from TV, my life, a friend, or books at times. You also scared me with the first story. I have blog I used just as a journal but it has my ideas in it. Now I want to put in under private. Hi,

I really like your writing style.

That's amazing you can remember anything after reading that much volume. Do you speed read?

It seems the more I read the more my information muddles, and I don't know if things are from TV, my life, a friend, or books at times.

You also scared me with the first story. I have blog I used just as a journal but it has my ideas in it. Now I want to put in under private.

]]> By: Content Hub http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-209227 Content Hub Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:26:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-209227 Now we have to subscribe for Britannica; information is not free anymore? LOL Great post! Now we have to subscribe for Britannica; information is not free anymore? LOL

Great post!

]]> By: Alexa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-189731 Alexa Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:13:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-189731 OMG, I have just known the story about the telephone patent. I should read encyclopedia more then. OMG, I have just known the story about the telephone patent. I should read encyclopedia more then.

]]> By: George http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-179487 George Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:47:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-179487 Having multiple jobs, hobbies or even activities is a great way to refresh ones mind by seeing one jobs issues from a different perspective. I find that I come up with the best ideas for my one occupation when I apply myself to the next one. Having multiple jobs, hobbies or even activities is a great way to refresh ones mind by seeing one jobs issues from a different perspective. I find that I come up with the best ideas for my one occupation when I apply myself to the next one.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-125450 Dave Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:25:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-125450 What I find amazing is that we all get stuck on the coffee mug. Work = the coffee, tools = the mug. I another one who spends hours looking at the tools of how I can do things better, and what i should be doing, instead of just getting on with drinking the coffee. Isn't it easy to listen to all of these gurus and not believe that you have just as much smarts as them, but you're not writing a blog about it. JFDI! What I find amazing is that we all get stuck on the coffee mug. Work = the coffee, tools = the mug. I another one who spends hours looking at the tools of how I can do things better, and what i should be doing, instead of just getting on with drinking the coffee. Isn't it easy to listen to all of these gurus and not believe that you have just as much smarts as them, but you're not writing a blog about it. JFDI!

]]> By: Queercents » The Art of Simultaneous Professions http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-108673 Queercents » The Art of Simultaneous Professions Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:42:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-108673 [...] to a guest post by A.J. Jacobs on Brazen Careerist, he predicts that the double-job trend is making a comeback! Who wants to be pigeonholed into just one profession during the paycheck [...] [...] to a guest post by A.J. Jacobs on Brazen Careerist, he predicts that the double-job trend is making a comeback! Who wants to be pigeonholed into just one profession during the paycheck [...]

]]> By: Unnua http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-107668 Unnua Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:56:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-107668 If success comes from lying to yourself or encouraging others to do the same (and it often does), it is not worth it. In fact, if survival comes from those things, it's still not worth it. If success comes from lying to yourself or encouraging others to do the same (and it often does), it is not worth it. In fact, if survival comes from those things, it's still not worth it.

]]> By: LaDawn http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-107643 LaDawn Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:45:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-107643 Oh man, I want to read the encyclopedia...maybe I'll do wikipedia. Great Post! Oh man, I want to read the encyclopedia…maybe I'll do wikipedia.

Great Post!

]]> By: Tiffany Monhollon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/comment-page-1/#comment-107642 Tiffany Monhollon Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:35:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/10/aj-jacobs-career-lessons-from-the-encyclopedia/#comment-107642 How entirely lovely. Now I need to blog about career envy :) How entirely lovely. Now I need to blog about career envy :)

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